Dansville Library | |
Dansville Library, October 2009 | |
Location | 200 Main St., Dansville, New York |
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Coordinates | 42°33′44″N77°41′49″W / 42.56222°N 77.69694°W Coordinates: 42°33′44″N77°41′49″W / 42.56222°N 77.69694°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1823 |
Architect | Bragdon, Claude |
Architectural style | Neoclassical |
Part of | Dansville Downtown Historic District (ID07000485) |
NRHP reference No. | 77000947 [1] |
Added to NRHP | September 14, 1977 |
Dansville Library is a historic library located at Dansville in Livingston County, New York. It is a large two story Neoclassical style frame structure. It is dramatically enhanced by a pedimented, giant portico covering its full width. The portico features four Doric columns, an elaborate frieze with triglyphs and rosettes, a modillion cornice, and a semi-elliptical fan decoration in the cornice. The earliest section was built in 1823 as a private home for Joshua Shepard (1780–1829). The Shepard family donated the house for use as a library in 1923. [2]
In 2011 a renovation of the building was undertaken in order to bring the facilities of the library up to modern expectations of technological ability and handicap access. [3] A new wing was added to the southeast end of the building, dubbed the Saunders wing after the beneficence of local business mogul E. Philip Saunders [4] and his wife Carol. The interior of the original Shepard building was fully remodeled while the exterior received needed repair and upkeep. [5]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 [1] and it is a contributing property in the Dansville Downtown Historic District.
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